From the right: How Don Reclaims the Narrative

According to Kimberley A. Strassel from The Wall Street Journal, the past month has been challenging for the Trump team, but there is an opportunity for Trump to turn things around as he approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency. By focusing on his original agenda, known as Trump 1.0, he can shift the current narrative in his favor. The Signal scandal involving Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provided an opening for the press to criticize Trump, who retaliated by making tariffs a central part of his economic policies. While Trump initially found success with his Reaganesque agenda, recent years have seen him aligning more closely with the new generation of populists and neoisolationists within his party. To regain a winning message, Strassel suggests that Trump should revive the free-market agenda of his first term.

Eye on NY: A Medicaid Fix Worth $$$

Bill Hammond of the Empire Center highlights a concerning loophole in state insurance law that allows doctors to charge exorbitant Medicaid fees. Despite Gov. Hochul’s efforts to address this issue, the Legislature has been resistant to implementing a fix. Due to a 2015 law, out-of-network emergency providers can seek higher reimbursements from health plans instead of billing patients for unpaid amounts. This loophole incentivizes emergency room doctors and orthopedic surgeons to avoid joining Medicaid managed care provider networks. Closing this costly loophole is crucial to protecting Medicaid recipients from potential federal cuts and is described as a relatively straightforward measure by Hammond.

Conservative: Bring on AOC!

Scott McKay from The American Spectator humorously predicts Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s potential presidential candidacy in 2028. Despite the sarcasm, McKay acknowledges that Ocasio-Cortez is likely to be a prominent candidate within the Democratic Party field for that election year. Being able to draw significant crowds and enjoying the support of figures like Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez presents a unique proposition for the Democrats. McKay implies that she embodies the kind of candidate who could reshape the party’s direction significantly, likening her impact potential to past influential political figures within the party.

Speech desk: The Global Censorship Complex

“In Munich this year, Vice President JD Vance confronted the Europeans over their attacks on free speech,” notes Jonathan Turley at Fox News. Yet “as the European Union ramps up its long-standing campaign against free speech, it is increasingly calling upon Americans to make the case against both free speech and the United States.” Witness disgraced Biden propagandist Nina Jankowicz, appearing before the European Parliament where she “called upon the 27 EU countries to fight against the United States, which she called a world threat.” But “these ‘defenders of democracy’ are advocating for precisely what they are condemning in seeking greater state controls over speech and individual rights.” “The new diaspora of disgruntled American liberals and censors will find eager European audiences to hear their tales of woe.”

Hate watch: Gotham Must Better Protect Jews

“It’s clear that New York needs to do a better job protecting its Jewish residents,” thunders Franziska Sittig at City Journal. “In February, four Jews were attacked within three days in New York City.” How? “One group, the Community [Security] Initiative, has shown the way. The private task force has monitored anti-Semitic threats and foiled would-be attackers, providing a model for the city and other communities to follow.” Headed by former NYPD intel director Mitch Silber, it “tracks and disrupts anti-Semitic activity,” as such threats “have grown in number and intensity — not just in New York, but across the country.” “The need for programs like CSI that proactively defend Jews has become more urgent.” This group, “with its law-enforcement-focused approach, offers a blueprint for communities to follow.”

— Compiled by The Post Editorial Page